1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1972 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach	Gary Kinchen (1st season)
Home stadium	Colonel Stadium
Seasons 1973 →

1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Northwestern State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Livingston ^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	2
No. 19 Jacksonville State	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Delta State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Troy State	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Florence State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Kinchen, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at Colonel Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 0–31	6,000	^[1]
September 16	Ouachita Baptist*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 12–7	6,000
September 23	Slippery Rock*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 18–14	6,000
September 30	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	L 9–31	8,500
October 7	Northeast Louisiana*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 7–27	7,000	^[2]
October 14	Mississippi College	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 13–42	7,000
October 21	McNeese State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 7–24	7,600	^[3]
October 28	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 18–15	2,500
November 4	Livingston	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–26	5,000
November 11	at Lamar*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 15–22	8,000
November 18	at Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 0–42	200
*Non-conference game

^ "Nicholls bombed". Daily World. September 10, 1972. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese State whips Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1972 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

v t e Nicholls Colonels football
Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle
Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees
Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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